Pond and Lake Management
Is Your Pond or Lake Thriving?
A healthy pond or lake does not mean that it is weed-free. Each pond or lake is a unique ecosystem made up of various components. Through proper management, most ponds and lakes can thrive with a healthy balance of chemistry, plants and animals.
Achieving a Healthy Balance
Balanced chemistry is obtained through pond circulation or aeration. Many times circulation is obtained by wind activity or water flow; in other cases, supplemental aeration is needed.
Aquatic plants absorb excess nutrient loads and also can add an aesthetic value to the pond with seasonal flowers. These beneficial aquatic plants will compete with undesirable aquatic weeds for nutrients.
Animals complete the balance by feeding on micronutrients and/or weeds. Because of their herbaceous diets, Triploid Grass Carp are the most commonly stocked fish in ponds and lakes.
Has Your Pond or Lake Filled In After the Recent Storms?
Find out more about our dredging services and how we can help restore your pond or lake to pre-storm conditions.
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Estate Management Services
Estate Management Services, Inc. is a licensed and insured aquatics contracting and land management company based in Georgia with branch offices servicing Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas.
If you are interested in a free site visit for an in-depth waterway survey from Estate Management Services, please call 1-888-307-6637.
Lake and Pond Management Helpful Videos
- About Our Company
- John Crabb
- What Sets Your Company Apart?
- About Jeremy Anderson's Work With EMS
- Duties As Natural Areas and Wetlands Director
- Natural Areas Licensed Certification Explained
- Lake Systems Worked on and Equipment Used
- What States Jeremy Anderson is Licensed In
- How Mr.Anderson's Work Ties In With The Rest of EMS
- Role of Chip Davis at Estate Management Services
- How Chip Davis' History Ties into His Role
- What Areas Chip Davis Covers
- Santee Cooper Environmental Resources Role
- Aquatic Services
- (NPDES) Permit and Compliance
- Design And Construction
- Lake Mapping
- Aquatic Harvesting
- Aquatic Dredging
- Average Cost of Maintaining Stormwater Lake
- Wetland Restoration And Construction
- Biological Augmentation
- Land Turf Management
- Residential vs. Commercial
- Late Season Cut-Stump Treatments
- Removing a Fallen Tree from Pond
- ASTM Certified Chemistry Lab Services
- On-Site Water Chemistry Treatment for Ponds
- Treat Pond or Lake for Mosquitos after Hurricane
- Water Treatment Explained
- Water Chemistry Testing
- Cause of Muddy Water in Lake
- Process of Clearing Muddy Water in Pond
- Surface Film on Lake
- Pond or Lake Water Movement
- Pollution Signs in a Pond
- Different Layers of Water in a Lake
- Necessity of Fountains or Aerators
- Types of Fountains and Aerators
- Lake Bathymetry Survey after Storm Event
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Water Quality
- Algae and Lake Weed Control
- Aquatic Plants and Restoration
- Purpose of Shoreline Plants for a Pond
- Beneficial Shoreline Plants
- Types of Shoreline Plants to Avoid
- Prevention and Explanation of Algae Blooms
- Problematic Algae Types in a Pond
- Late-Season Treatment of Aquatic Weeds
- The Effects of Water Depth
- The Effects of Sedimentation
- The Effects of Excess Nutrients
- Low Lake Water Level
- Problems with Low Water Level in a Pond
- High Lake Water Level
- Problems with High Water Level in a Pond
- Maintaining a Steady Lake Water Level
- The Effects of Temperature
- Freshwater Shoreline Zones and Plants
- Removing Sediment from Bottom of Lake Importance
- Process of Removing Sediment from Pond
- Managing a 160,000 acre Lake System
- Test Pond or Lake Water Chemistry after Hurricane
- Pond or Lake Tests Positive for E. coli
- Treating Ponds and Lake with Pak-27 Algaecide
- Fish Stocking/Management
- Fish Habitat Management
- Reasons for Fish Dying in Pond
- Reason for Fish Skeletons on Pond Bank
- Scarred or Wounded Fish in Lake
- Problematic Lake Fish
Aquatic Plants
Lake Conditions
Fish Services
- Common Lake Structural Problems
- Shoreline Erosion of a Pond
- Preventing Lake Shoreline Erosion
- Easement Around a Pond
- Bulkhead Along a Lake
- Weir for a Pond
- Lake Swales
- Buffer Management/Vegetation Control
- Littoral Zones
- Keeping Alligators Out of a Pond
- Keeping Snakes Out of a Lake
- Turtle Affects and Removal from a Pond
- Waterfowl Problems in a Stormwater Lake
- Removing Waterfowl from Stormwater Pond
- Harmful Lake Amphibians
- Pond Beavers, Otters and Muskrats
- What Is A Herbicide?
- What Is A Surfactant?
- What Is An Algaecide?
- What Is Ultrasonic Algae Control?
- What Is An Aerator?
- Turnover in a Lake
- Benefits of a Stormwater Pond
- How a Stormwater Lake Works
- Ensuring Proper Enviromental Procedures are Followed
- How Late in Season to Treat Pond or Lake for Weeds?
- Pond & Lake Reaction to Hurricane
- Negative Effects of Tropical Storm on Pond or Lake
- Necessary to Remove Fallen Tree From Lake
- Different Types of Mosquitos after Hurricane
Lake Structure
Animals
FAQ
South Carolina Lowcounty Helpful Videos
Upper Coastal South Carolina Helpful Videos
- Meet Wetland Consultant Allen Smith
- What to Expect from Estate Management Services
- Pond Management Services Provided
- Pond Management Services Offered
- Water Quality Improvement Services
- Effective Aquatic Weed Control
- Ditch Maintenance Services
- Pond Water Lab Services Used
- Pond Water Chemistry Testing
- Necessary to Dredge Ponds and Lakes
- Methods of Mosquito Control
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Charleston, South Carolina Helpful Videos
Alabama and Mississippi Helpful Videos
- What to Expect from a Lake Consultation
- Private Lake Services
- Services Offered to Pond or Lake Owners
- Services Provided on Lake Guntersville
- Service Commercial or Residential Areas
- Most Common Water Lab Services
- Water Chemistry Testing Performed
- Lake or Pond Dredging
- Weed Control Methods
- Ditch Maintenance
- Mosquito Control in Ponds
- Methods of Weed and Algae Control
- Solutions for Water Quality
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- Necessity of Dredging Ponds
- Importance of Lake Aeration
- Use of Fountains
- Most Common Aquatic Weeds
- Types of Weeds Controlled on Lake Guntersville
- Algae in Lakes Explained
- Use of Dye in Lakes
- What Chemicals Are Used on Lakes and Ponds
- How Often a Lake Needs to be Serviced
- When To Service the Bottom of a Lake
- Services for Lakes vs Ponds
- Determining The Service Area of a Lake
FAQ
Florida Helpful Videos
- Meet Florida Manager Joey Louks
- What to Expect From Pond Consultation
- Pond Management Services Offered
- Most Common Pond Water Lab Services
- Public/Private Lake Management Services
- Ditch Maintenance Services
- Aquatic Weed Control
- Pond Water Chemistry Testing
- Mosquito Control Methods
- Weed and Algae Control Methods
- Water Quality Improvement
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Tennessee Helpful Videos
- Meet Aquatic Specialist Michael Cassidy
- What To Expect From a Pond Consultation
- Pond Management Services Offered
- Lake Management Services Offered
- Most Common Pond Water Lab Services
- Lake Chickamaug Pond Management Services Offered
- Lake Eufaula Pond Management Services Offered
- Effective Aquatic Weed Control Methods
- Ditch Maintenance Services Offered
- Methods of Mosquito Control Utilized
- Weed and Algae Control Methods on Ponds
- Water Quality Improvement Offered
- Aquatic Vegetation Management
- Herbicide Application via Airboat
- Hydrilla Weed Control Services
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- Fish Stocking Services Provided
- Rates for Stocking Bass
- Rates for Stocking Carp
- Grass-eating Carp in Ponds
- Suitability of Koi and Stocking Rates
- Impact of Koi on Pond Environment
- Stocking Tilapia for Algae Control
- Stocking Triploid Carp
- Recommended Types of Fish Feed
- Recommended Fish Feeders
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